Closure operating device



Jan. 4, 1938.

J. SLATINSKY CLOSURE OPERATING DEVICE Original Filed Feb. 25, 195

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Patented Jan. 4, 1938 1 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CLOSURE OPERATING DEVICE John Slatinsky, Chicago, 111.

Application February 25, 1936, Serial No. 65,691 Renewed June 1, 1937 1 Claim. (01. 189-69) This invention relates to the broad class of tionary Window frame is denoted by the numeral closure operating means and structures and it 5 and the swingable sash or window indicated has more specific reference to a manually conat 6. This is hingedly attached to the sill structrolled mechanical device which is especially, but ture as denoted at T and is designed to swing in- 5 not necessarily adapted for opening and closwardly to an inclined position for room ventilating vertically swingable hingedly mounted wining purposes. Rigidly attached to the window dows or equivalent closures. frame at points just above the sill I provide a Briefly, the preferred embodiment of the inpair of substantially duplicate adapter or end vention has to do with a novel structural assemplates 8 and 9. Each plate is substantially triblage which includes among other parts a pair angular in end elevational view and is provided 10 of end plates rigidly attachable to the window with an outstanding attaching flange I 0 rigidly frame and constructed to serve as special adapsecured to the window frame, while at the outer tors as well as stops for limiting the outward end is an inturned stop flange ll. One of the swinging movement of the window when it is frame members of the window sash (as shown in swung to its open position. Fig. 4) and denoted by the numeral 12 is a re- 15 Th p ip vel y, ow v resid in h cess or mortise and fixed into this is a channeladoption and use of a special hand crank operh ed part l3 which may be conveniently ree lever, actuating means therefor, and an D- ferred to as the keeper as well as a wear and acerating connection between the lever and the tuating membeh Cooperable it thi keeper [3 frame of the Window Sash, whereby to p051- isalaterally directed stud or pin l4 rigidly mount- 20 tively open and close the window in accordance ed n the outer end of the operating lever IS. with e movement of the hand crank and its Various means may be employed to operate this associated level? lever but I prefer to utilize a device which may be In carrying the invention into actual practice attached to the outside of the web or body portion I have carefully selected and mechanically 00- f end plate g The attaehment comprises a 25 ordinated the aforesaid and other incidental feacasing or gear housing 5 in the form of simple tures to P e a Structural assemblage of a rectangular casing. This is secured by suitable comparatlvely slmple and efficlent nature which fasteners as at I! for cooperation with an arcuate it is believed can be aptly fitted for the Purposes slot l8 formed in said plate. The slot serves to intended and while susceptible of affording the accommodate the ff t portion H f the lever 30 trade and those interested with a satisfactory The inner end f the lever is secured to a stub invention and one which is practicable and otherh ft 20 mounted in the casing and carrying the wise well designed and equipped to perform the main Operating gear 2|,

desired results with requisite eerteinty- For the purpose of turning the gear 2| I utilize Ot e fea u d advantages of the invena train of gearing which includes a large pinion 5 tion will become more ea y pp from the 22 mounted on the crank shaft 23. In addition followin d s ript a t a mpanyin to carrying the gear 22 the shaft 23 also carries lust ative pictorial drawings a suitably located hand crank 25 anda smaller In the drawings: pinion 26 which is in mesh with the teeth of the 40 1 is a View which may be design d as an gear 2|. I also utilize additional gears 21 and 28, inside elevational view, showing the attachment these being confined in th gear housing and constituting the invention and disclosing the meshing ith th t gears or pinions 22 and 26 window in closed position. respectively.

Fi 2 is a f a n a v t s na v It is evident that with this arrangement by 45 on a S y enlarged Scale, the Section being rotating the shaft 23 through the instrumentality taken approximately 011 e plane of the line of the hand crank 25, this operates the pinions 2--2 of Fig. 1. 22 and 26. Such action also rotates the gear 2| 3 s a detail View p tly in section and eleto actuate the lever 15. The lever l5 being opvation disc osi e gearing, g housing, lever eratively connected with the window through the 50 and allied parts of the assemblage. instrumentality of the pin I4 and the associated Fig. 4 is a perspective disclosing the permachannel I3 obviously serves to swing the sash innently anchored keeper channel forming an eswardly to open position. The reverse is true sential part of the structure. 7 when the crank 25 is turned in the opposite di- In the drawings, Fig. 1 for example the starection. Hence it is evident that the attach- 55 I claim:

An attachment of the class described comprising a substantially triangular plate formed at one end with an attaching flange for attaching to a window frame and at its opposite end with a stop flange, said plate being further provided with an arcuate slot, a lever having an intermediate offset portion operable in said slot, one end of said lever being provided with an operating device for connection with a hinged closure, a gear connected to the other end of said lever and a hand crank for operating said gear.

JOHN SLATINSKY. 

